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![Barbara Windsor with Queen Elizabeth II during a royal visit to Elstree Studios where EastEnders is filmed.Photo: Fiona Hanson/PA Wire.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/15583520.jpg)
![Barbara Windsor with Queen Elizabeth II during a royal visit to Elstree Studios where EastEnders is filmed.Photo: Fiona Hanson/PA Wire.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/15583520.jpg)
Showbusiness Nostalgia
![BBC Studioworks produces and develops several shows at Elstree Studios including Strictly Come Dancing. Credit: BBC/PA](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14346630.jpg)
![BBC Studioworks produces and develops several shows at Elstree Studios including Strictly Come Dancing. Credit: BBC/PA](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14346630.jpg)
![Elstree Studios in Borehamwood](/resources/images/128x89/1x/9457898.jpg)
![Elstree Studios in Borehamwood](/resources/images/180x180/1x/9457898.jpg)
![Elstree Studios in Borehamwood](/resources/images/128x89/1x/9457898.jpg)
![Elstree Studios in Borehamwood](/resources/images/180x180/1x/9457898.jpg)
![Paul Welsh looks back on meeting Tom Cruise at Elstree Studios. Photos: PA/Newsquest](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13953446.jpg)
![Paul Welsh looks back on meeting Tom Cruise at Elstree Studios. Photos: PA/Newsquest](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13953446.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![A new sign has appeared at Elstree Studios following the completion of two new stages, known as Platinum Stages. Pictured is studios historian Paul Welsh, left, and chairman of the board of directors at the studios and Hertsmere Borough Council leader](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13950124.jpg)
![A new sign has appeared at Elstree Studios following the completion of two new stages, known as Platinum Stages. Pictured is studios historian Paul Welsh, left, and chairman of the board of directors at the studios and Hertsmere Borough Council leader](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13950124.jpg)
![Paul Welsh pays tribute to Bond art director and British cinema stalwart Alan Tomkins. Photos: Alex Williams, J Smith, Newsquest](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13927180.jpg)
![Paul Welsh pays tribute to Bond art director and British cinema stalwart Alan Tomkins. Photos: Alex Williams, J Smith, Newsquest](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13927180.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![Paul Welsh looks back on his trip to Hollywood](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13892152.jpg)
![Paul Welsh looks back on his trip to Hollywood](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13892152.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![BBC handout photo of the Jubilee episode of EastEnders featuring the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. Photos: BBC/PA, Newsquest](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13880496.jpg)
![BBC handout photo of the Jubilee episode of EastEnders featuring the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. Photos: BBC/PA, Newsquest](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13880496.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![Would you give all your lottery winnings to charity if you hit the jackpot?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13817693.jpg)
![Would you give all your lottery winnings to charity if you hit the jackpot?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13817693.jpg)
Sponsored
![Paul Welsh discusses Hitchcock's horror classic Psycho](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13730087.jpg)
![Paul Welsh discusses Hitchcock's horror classic Psycho](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13730087.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![Liberace sued the Daily Mirror for libel in 1959 for a review insinuating that he was gay. Photo: Pixabay](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13688195.jpg)
![Liberace sued the Daily Mirror for libel in 1959 for a review insinuating that he was gay. Photo: Pixabay](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13688195.jpg)
Showbusiness Nostalgia
![Paul Welsh looks back at the seedy world of the casting couch in the 'golden age' of Hollywood. Photo: Pixabay](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13628624.jpg)
![Paul Welsh looks back at the seedy world of the casting couch in the 'golden age' of Hollywood. Photo: Pixabay](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13628624.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![BBC drama Holby City, filmed in Borehamwood, has come to an end. Credit: BBC](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13630725.jpg)
![BBC drama Holby City, filmed in Borehamwood, has come to an end. Credit: BBC](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13630725.jpg)
![Paul Welsh recalls his meetings with Peter Cushing. Images: Hammer, Lucasfilm](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13613184.jpg)
![Paul Welsh recalls his meetings with Peter Cushing. Images: Hammer, Lucasfilm](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13613184.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![Paul Welsh looks back on parties and drinking in the bar at Elstree Studios](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13606866.jpg)
![Paul Welsh looks back on parties and drinking in the bar at Elstree Studios](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13606866.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![Paul Welsh looks back in his first and most recent visits to the EastEnders set. Pjhotos: PA/Newsquest](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13547456.jpg)
![Paul Welsh looks back in his first and most recent visits to the EastEnders set. Pjhotos: PA/Newsquest](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13547456.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![Paul Welsh looks back on Miss Marple productions and when unions held sway at Elstree Studios](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13494370.jpg)
![Paul Welsh looks back on Miss Marple productions and when unions held sway at Elstree Studios](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13494370.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![Paul Welsh (inset) looks back on (left) Sidney Poitier and (right) Nicholas Donnelly, who has died aged 83, with the the cast of the BBC series](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13399359.jpg)
![Paul Welsh (inset) looks back on (left) Sidney Poitier and (right) Nicholas Donnelly, who has died aged 83, with the the cast of the BBC series](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13399359.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![The new EastEnders set at the BBC Elstree Centre. Credit: BBC/PA](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13369394.jpg)
![The new EastEnders set at the BBC Elstree Centre. Credit: BBC/PA](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13369394.jpg)
![EastEnders fans get first glimpse at new filming set and filming has started (PA)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13369399.jpg)
![EastEnders fans get first glimpse at new filming set and filming has started (PA)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13369399.jpg)
![Paul Welsh hopes the construction of new studios in Borehamwood is not a bubble that will burst](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13300427.jpg)
![Paul Welsh hopes the construction of new studios in Borehamwood is not a bubble that will burst](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13300427.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![Paul Welsh will be sorry to see Holby City end](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13289104.jpg)
![Paul Welsh will be sorry to see Holby City end](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13289104.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![Photo: darrenquigley32/Pixabay](/resources/images/128x89/1x/10298845.jpg)
![Photo: darrenquigley32/Pixabay](/resources/images/180x180/1x/10298845.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![Fire Maidens of Outer Space: Paul Welsh says it may be the worst film ever made](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13246181.jpg)
![Fire Maidens of Outer Space: Paul Welsh says it may be the worst film ever made](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13246181.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![Leonard Rossiter and Joan Collins' Cinzano ad. Photo: YouTube](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13218179.jpg)
![Leonard Rossiter and Joan Collins' Cinzano ad. Photo: YouTube](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13218179.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![Paul Welsh looks back on Hollywood stars who liked a drink. Photos: Pixabay/Newsquest](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13105884.jpg)
![Paul Welsh looks back on Hollywood stars who liked a drink. Photos: Pixabay/Newsquest](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13105884.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![Jamie-Lee Martin outside the Almedia Theatre in north London. Credit: Zara Martin](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13072358.jpg)
![Jamie-Lee Martin outside the Almedia Theatre in north London. Credit: Zara Martin](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13072358.jpg)
![Strictly Come Dancing needs better-known celebrities to gain ratings, Paul Welsh says. Photos: PA, Newsquest](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13071517.jpg)
![Strictly Come Dancing needs better-known celebrities to gain ratings, Paul Welsh says. Photos: PA, Newsquest](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13071517.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![Mark Hamil, who played Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, stayed to meet 300 children at a youth club in Borehamwood. IMages: Pixabay/Newsquest](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13043873.jpg)
![Mark Hamil, who played Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, stayed to meet 300 children at a youth club in Borehamwood. IMages: Pixabay/Newsquest](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13043873.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![Paul Welsh met members of East 17 and Take That, although he did not realise it at the time](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13015950.jpg)
![Paul Welsh met members of East 17 and Take That, although he did not realise it at the time](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13015950.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![Paul Welsh considers some of the cover-ups of Hollywood's golden age](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12948058.jpg)
![Paul Welsh considers some of the cover-ups of Hollywood's golden age](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12948058.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![Paul Welsh remembers the times royals have been driven down Shenley Road to Elstree Studios. Photos: Google/Newsquest](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12904470.jpg)
![Paul Welsh remembers the times royals have been driven down Shenley Road to Elstree Studios. Photos: Google/Newsquest](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12904470.jpg)
Showbiz Nostalgia
![Laura Marston from Borehamwood who has published a recipe book. Credit: SWNS](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12894862.jpg)
![Laura Marston from Borehamwood who has published a recipe book. Credit: SWNS](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12894862.jpg)
![Paul Welsh thinks the BBC is a monolith that needs cutting back if it is to survive. Photo: Pixabay/Newsquest](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12878326.jpg)
![Paul Welsh thinks the BBC is a monolith that needs cutting back if it is to survive. Photo: Pixabay/Newsquest](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12878326.jpg)
Opinion
![Families Day is back in Borehamwood](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12872123.jpg)
![Families Day is back in Borehamwood](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12872123.jpg)
![Amy Boujenah has released her debut single aged 18. Credit: Ben Sage](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12872207.jpg)
![Amy Boujenah has released her debut single aged 18. Credit: Ben Sage](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12872207.jpg)
![Impression of the studio issued by Blackstone (Photo: PA)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12854453.jpg)
![Impression of the studio issued by Blackstone (Photo: PA)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12854453.jpg)
![Saving the Quadrophenia soundtrack, meeting Tom Jones and hearing Shirley Bassey rehearse are Elstree highlights for Paul Welsh](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12786584.jpg)
![Saving the Quadrophenia soundtrack, meeting Tom Jones and hearing Shirley Bassey rehearse are Elstree highlights for Paul Welsh](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12786584.jpg)
![The EastEnders set in Borehamwood was reportedly broken into this week](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12783400.jpg)
![The EastEnders set in Borehamwood was reportedly broken into this week](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12783400.jpg)
![The stars who agreed to help celebrate Elstree's cinema history - and the one who didn't](/resources/images/128x89/1x/7450855.jpg)
![The stars who agreed to help celebrate Elstree's cinema history - and the one who didn't](/resources/images/180x180/1x/7450855.jpg)
![At Home Farm is set on the Aldenham Estate](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12720597.jpg)
![At Home Farm is set on the Aldenham Estate](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12720597.jpg)
![Paul Welsh is sad that Holby City has been cancelled - and fears the cast may find it hardest to get new work. Photo: Pixabay](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12694222.jpg)
![Paul Welsh is sad that Holby City has been cancelled - and fears the cast may find it hardest to get new work. Photo: Pixabay](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12694222.jpg)
![(L-R) Chris Packham, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams. Photo: PA Photo/BBC](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11390339.jpg)
![(L-R) Chris Packham, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams. Photo: PA Photo/BBC](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11390339.jpg)
![Orange, ricotta and polenta cake from Bitter Honey by Letitia Clark (Hardie Grant). Photo: Matt Russell/PA](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11382332.jpg)
![Orange, ricotta and polenta cake from Bitter Honey by Letitia Clark (Hardie Grant). Photo: Matt Russell/PA](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11382332.jpg)
![Undated Handout Photo of The Natural History Museum. See PA Feature TRAVEL Museums. Picture credit should read: PA Photo/John Walton. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature TRAVEL Museums.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11379830.jpg)
![Undated Handout Photo of The Natural History Museum. See PA Feature TRAVEL Museums. Picture credit should read: PA Photo/John Walton. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature TRAVEL Museums.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11379830.jpg)
![Undated film still handout from A Private War. Pictured: Stanley Tucci as Tony Shaw, Tom Hollander as Sean Ryan, Rosamund Pike as Marie Colvin and Jamie Dornan as Paul Conroy. See PA Feature SHOWBIZ Film Reviews. Picture credit should read: PA Photo/APW](/resources/images/128x89/1x/9433002.jpg)
![Undated film still handout from A Private War. Pictured: Stanley Tucci as Tony Shaw, Tom Hollander as Sean Ryan, Rosamund Pike as Marie Colvin and Jamie Dornan as Paul Conroy. See PA Feature SHOWBIZ Film Reviews. Picture credit should read: PA Photo/APW](/resources/images/180x180/1x/9433002.jpg)
![Undated film still handout from Green Book. Pictured: Mahershala Ali as Don Shirley and Viggo Mortensen as Frank ÒTony LipÓ Vallelonga. See PA Feature SHOWBIZ Film Reviews. Picture credit should read: PA Photo/Universal Studios/Storyteller](/resources/images/128x89/1x/9364479.jpg)
![Undated film still handout from Green Book. Pictured: Mahershala Ali as Don Shirley and Viggo Mortensen as Frank ÒTony LipÓ Vallelonga. See PA Feature SHOWBIZ Film Reviews. Picture credit should read: PA Photo/Universal Studios/Storyteller](/resources/images/180x180/1x/9364479.jpg)
![Undated film still handout from Beautiful Boy. Pictured: Timothee Chalamet as Nic Sheff and Steve Carell as David Sheff. See PA Feature SHOWBIZ Film Reviews. Picture credit should read: PA Photo/Amazon Studios/Francois Duhamel. WARNING: This picture must](/resources/images/128x89/1x/9303623.jpg)
![Undated film still handout from Beautiful Boy. Pictured: Timothee Chalamet as Nic Sheff and Steve Carell as David Sheff. See PA Feature SHOWBIZ Film Reviews. Picture credit should read: PA Photo/Amazon Studios/Francois Duhamel. WARNING: This picture must](/resources/images/180x180/1x/9303623.jpg)
![Undated film still handout from Colette. Pictured: Keira Knightley as Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette and Dominic West as Henry Gauthier-Villars aka Willy. See PA Feature SHOWBIZ Film Reviews. Picture credit should read: PA Photo/Lionsgate Films. All Rights](/resources/images/128x89/1x/9276510.jpg)
![Undated film still handout from Colette. Pictured: Keira Knightley as Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette and Dominic West as Henry Gauthier-Villars aka Willy. See PA Feature SHOWBIZ Film Reviews. Picture credit should read: PA Photo/Lionsgate Films. All Rights](/resources/images/180x180/1x/9276510.jpg)
![THE RESIDENCE](/resources/images/128x89/1x/9190019.jpg)
![THE RESIDENCE](/resources/images/180x180/1x/9190019.jpg)
![The Residence Mauritius](/resources/images/128x89/1x/9190012.jpg)
![The Residence Mauritius](/resources/images/180x180/1x/9190012.jpg)
![6 SGF 2018 Landscape Gardens Gold & Best Outdoor Lighting Awards - Urban Lifestyle by Kate Gould (UK)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/8809769.jpg)
![6 SGF 2018 Landscape Gardens Gold & Best Outdoor Lighting Awards - Urban Lifestyle by Kate Gould (UK)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/8809769.jpg)
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